St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08
AT MADISON.
The Pretty Little Capital Ablaze
With Enthusiasm.

Spetliili 10 tne (ilOne-
MADISON, Wis, Oct 7.-At 2 O'Clock.
when President, cleveland made his
speech, there were ON the platform with
iiiih Mrs cleveland, Postmaster General
William F. Villas, Gov. j. NJ. Rusk,
Chief Justice erasmus Cole, Gen. David
Atwood, Mayor James Conklin, ex-
Mayor Breese j. Stevens and others.
AT exactly 1:5G p. m. Mr.. Stevens
stepped forward and waved his hand for
silence. When all was Still the Univer-
S:ty battaliop,2O0 strong, gave its college
yell Ill thunder0us tones, then settled
down as lnn0cently as though oblivious
that it had made demonstration
not Oh the programme. The incident
was enjoyed by all, the president HIM
self stralnlng his neck to catch a glimpse
OF the vociferouS college boys. The
president spoke easily and distinctly,
his voice being heard by all within
radius of 209 feet of the stand.
HE SAID:
After week spent i'll travel and in visiting
the people of the great west, we have come
to rest II while at the capital of Wisconsin,,
known as the most beautiful Ill location and
scenery of all the cities of this region We
have come to see your lakes and the other
features OF beauty that give you q reputation
SO well deserved. You are not to understand
that we need and desire rest SO much that
we do not love to see the good people OF
Madison, for that would be a mistake
Though We see them at their home for the
first time they are not unknown to u.s. We
knew you at the seat of the national govern
ment through your fellow townsman who
has done honor to his home and to his neigh
b0rs by most successful performance
of important public duty and who has
earned, as he has received, the respect and
esteem OF every citizen whe desires the well
GO III
see you and know. you better is perfectly
natural. 1t seemed to me when / planned
the trip which we have undertaken that
Madison would be a proper place at which to
observed that when man wants to do some
thing of this kind he can quite readily find a
way to justify it. When conceived the idea
OF staying at Madison over Sunday and test
ing the kindness of her citizens and the hos
pitality of the postmaster general all had to
do was to Imagine that we would be very
much fatigued when we reached here and in
need OF the rest was determined we should
have. Thus we are here and tired enough
to justify my plans. am already satisfied
that all descriptions of your city with which
l have been favored have failed to give me
an adequate idea of its beauty, OF its broad
and pleasant streets and of its fine public
and private buildings. / am already pre-
pared to venture the assertion, based upon
very slight observation, that this is the home
of kind, hearty and hoSpitable people.
/ The influence upona community of such
university. as has its seat here, the alma
mater of hundreds of educated and useful
men scattered throughout our entire Western
country, is greater than is ut first glance ap-
preciated: II fosters certain refinement
and cultivation which radiate to all the
homes within its sphere. vastly enhancing
their value as nurseries of steady and intelli-
gent citizenship. expect to heartily enjoy
my stay here end to always hereafter cherish
pleasing recollections of your city and its in
habitants.
HE WAS LOUDLY CHEERED
| at the close. In response to calls Mrs.
Cleveland arose from the chair she had
been occupying at the right of the pres
ident'S seat and smiled Sweetly on the
enthusiastic multitude, which showed
its appreciation by vOciferous hurrah.
There were calls for Postmaster Gen.
eral Villas, but no time could be spared
for further Speech-making and the party
hastened into the capitol for the recep-
ton. The presidents hand was swollen
when the public reception opened in
the rOtunda of the the capitol, and as
strong Badgers grasped it with the
vigOr of good health the owner was no.
ticed to vince perceptibly. He looked
weary, and alternately shifted from one
foot to the other as he continued to per-
NIT himself to be maltreated as
A HUMAN PUMP.
1t was marvellous proceeding. The
president finally stepped back. and aft
erwards only inclined his head to the
procession, two abreast. passing before
him. Mrs. Cleveland sat by his side in
the meantime. The reception concluded
at p. m., thousands outside of the
state house falling out of the ranks
when it was heralded that the president
no longer gave his hand to all. The
president, Postmaster General Villas
and Gov. Rusk Immediately jumped
into carriage and drove to the
grounds where the county fair
was being held. There they were
the interested spectators of trotting
race between horses which could not
under any circumstances beat 2:40, but
they seemed to enjoy the outing, all
three alighting from the carriage and
climbing perpendicular ladder through
an aperture none too large to the sec